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Old 12-25-09 | 01:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Kimmo
People talk about this as if it's not a matter of preference... maybe it's cause they can't think of a way to ensure both levers are at the same height without their bottoms being level with the bottom of the drops...?
Who said the bottoms should be level with the bottom of the drops ?


Originally Posted by operator
That only works for traditional bend bars. Which the majority of OEM bars on bikes are not anymore, the OP does not have traditional bend either.
Why ? I'n not saying where they should be, just suggesting to take measurements & make them equal on both sides, which seems more accurate then eyeballing (not that there's anything wrong with that).
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